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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03
Our Council.

The Street Committee of this munich
palIty is loing some good work now, and
the effect is Immediately seen. Alder
men Boyd, Lane and Purcell are devoting
both time aud attention to the matter,
and all will come in for share of the
appreciation justly awarded by the pub
lie. Lemon, Madison and Emmett are
being greatly improved, and the streets
west of Front, crossing these at right
angles from north to south, are receiving
attention long needed.
The illness of Alderman Forward has
suspended the exercise of that public
spirit SO literally displayed in the encour-
agement of the water-works, and Mai.
1easdale still stands guard over our mu-
nicipal treasury. But Mr.. Forward, now
that he is again strong enough to attend
the sessions of the Council, will no doubt
Join with the Street Committee in push
ing forward the good work so auspi-
ciously begun, and we hope all will Join
in an effort to repair the sidewalks, which
in places need renewal sadly. While
in some portions of our city, along our
brick blocks and hotels, the walks are
excellent, yet elsewhere they are exc
cradle.
The tramps at work on our streets are
evidences of the efficiency Of Mayor
Baldwin, as well as a warning to those
who will not work, to keep out of Pa
latka. In our climate there is no excuse
for idleness where there is plenty of
work, and those who will not labor for
themselves must keep away, OF take
exercise for the benefit of the public.
Let the good work continue.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03
A Pawnshop for the People.

While all this talk is ON about a people
pawnshop i want To say that here is an OPP
portunity for a goodly number of the young
men Of Chicago to do a good thing for
themselves. The object will be simply to
have a concern which will loan money on
miscellaneous articles of value, and, perhaps
on furniture without removal at fair rates
of interest, with none of the robbery or
rapacity which now disgraces that business
conducted i'll this city by private concerns
such an enterprise, managed with skill and
discretion, would surely be profitable one
1t l. just such a business as 300 or 300 young
men of Chicago should engage in on the CO.
operative plan, with a savings feature. The
suggestion IL that an association be organized
after the general model of the building as
sociatlons, the stockholders to pay weekly
dues on their shares, and the funds thus ac-
curnulating To be loaned out on the Mont de
Piete or Partisan public pawn shop plan
Interest at the rate Of | per cent a month
could doubtless be realized, which would be
much better for borrowers than the or
Yer cent now charged by the brokers,
and still high enough To afford handsome
returns to the investors.-Chicago Herald.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

Geo. T.. Sawyer, so well known in
Orange county, and who had many
warm friends in Putnam, is dead. Mr.
:. was a philosophical citizen, an ear
nest friend of Florida, and Jealous in
promoting the best interests Of our fair
commonwealth. lie was County Com
missioner of Orange for a number of
years, and occupied other positions Of
trust and honor. He died on Saturday
last at his home near Sorrento. He was
a genial and lively associate, and leaves
many sincere friends to- mourn over his
untimely death.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03
Commits sioners Sale.

pl VIRTUE OF AN ODER MADE BY
- IN" Honorahie, the County Judge of Put
nam County. state 81 Florida, I will sell at
public ot'CIy Ia th" highest bidder for each.
betor" the Court House door ia the tIty {
PaIat ka. in sHid county, on the FIRST MIN
DAY IN L, bfuaIy. A. u. lsss, II being the 9Th
day of said MONTH II he Tis lat. titc aud inter
est to the follow ing desc ihcd real estate. Ice
longing Ia the estate of j. ". : Tucker, dc
ceased, to wit: H. ginning ~ the northeast
corner OF the northwest quarter Of section
twenty five, tosnship twelve south, range
twenty sIS east. thence east i've chains, thence
south twenty aims, til. nee West hNe chains,
hcnc" nOTth twenty CHAINS to the place oI
VI. ginning. containing ten acres. more oT less,
being IN PutI Am county. state ot tlOriiH.
JOSEPH PRICE,
dt 50 i MT Commissioner.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

Florida Southern states officially that it
has carried more tourists than ever be-
fore-cur own eyes witness the crowds
which pass South daily on the j., 7. &
X. w. Let the Times Union consult the
books Of the trunk lines instead of the
hotel registers. Yet the figures of our
contemporary succeed in showing that
the travel to Jacksonville this season has
been nearly equal To that of the urhOie
State an the past. Is that Encouraging:
The Times Union is blue but not for lack
of tOurists
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03
The Times Unions missing. :"

The Times Union il again on deck
this time with an array of figures which
proves even less than its discre,iited
statements or baseless sOphistries. Our
esteemed contemporary goes back to the
season Of 1889 'S3 and gives the arrivals
at each hotel in Jacksonville for each
season successfully up to date. IIi1s prob
dbiy is done for p"re tore IF labor, or for
the purpose Of magnityiHg the impOr-
tdHce Of the tourists agencies and to
prore the necessity Of coHciiidting the
latter. We would pay no attention to it
save that its speciOus appearance may
deceive the careless reader.
The Times Union declared that our
winter tourists were missing" We,
with others. showed by careful statistics
that they were scattered about the State
from Punta Gorda to DaytOna and from
Tallahassee to Winter Park. The Times
Union now shouts in triumph, laughs in
shoulish glee and proves they are not an
Jacksonville. Has our contemporary re-
futed anything except its own denial of
a friendly understanding with the tour
lists agencies? Let us see.
In 1SS2-'S3 the tourists were restricted
practically to Jacksonville, Palatka, San
ford and st. Augustine, and connections
were 30 arranged that the registers of the
metropolitan hotels would show nearly
the whole sum. Since then this state of
affairs has been changing more and
more every year. 1t is no longer
necessary that each visitor should regis
ter at the hotels of these cities, and fully
one-half does not. Close connection is
made at Jacksonville by the boats and
railroads and many pass on to other
points without pause. Again, many reach
South Florida via Gainesville without
passing through Jacksonville at all.
Even st. Augustine has been done by
all our old travellers and very few now
visit that city in proportion to the whole
number in the State.
Gradually the number of cur resorts
have been increasing; for this season
they are multiplied many times. Where
the hotels are multiplied fifty fold, is it
reasonable to suppose that the registers
Of any one place will make fair show
ing of the travel for this season? When
the tourists are scattered all over the
State, is it not folly to count those in one
place and cackle out ''They are not here;
therefore they are missing
We have taken testimony all over the
State to prove they are here-the presi-
dent of the Atlantic Coast Line deposes
that he brought them-we see them
every day passing South on the river, on
the j., T. & X. W.. on the F. s., and the
Sc. j. & III. Railways The Times Union
may have proved that Jacksonville is not
Florida; we can believe also that the
Times Union is not Jacksonyi lille. The
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03
N O TICE
PAIATkA
Water Works

HE PALATKA WATER WORKS IL PRE-
PARED Ia rcceiy. applications for Pure Water
for Domestic Manufacturing, and other pur-
poses, along the lines of its street mains ia
the city OF PalnikH nnd the town az Palatka
Heights, AMI Ia lay service pipes from said
mains To the line of the streets near the
houses ana other places where IL IL Ia be usrd
The water viii u" furnished In accordance
with ia" "itat"s, Rules. aud Repulh lions" Of
TIE company, 10 Mhi1h careful attention H. IN
vited, ana viii probably Ice ready Tor use
early la March next
Ordinary scrNi'" pipes viii he of patent ell
nn"l' Al wrought i,on, or Of galvanized iron, OF
three quarters of AN inch bore, and viii he
lnid ~ II, cordnn'" with sections a. 3 OF lac
Ruiz ard Regulations. They viii be laid IA
the order in which the applications are
'"h'd; hence pcItois recurring the water at
an early date should make their applications
promptly.
the office of The pslntLn Water works, Ia
Prices BlD,L. where coIi,s at the "hates
Rules and Rec ulhtions' IA ny be obtained. aud
where applications viii lie received every
afternoon from 2aD Ia O'Clock, except sun
day.
eS IdTties WdHtiHg lie Water must
bar az mijd mat 0ppiicdfion con De
mddc oniy ~ persoHdiy subscribing Ia
he "AIpIicdtioH BOOK" Of me COmpdny.
PAIATKA wATER-woRKs.
by WIN, WHEELFR, Constructing Engineer.
Palntkn, January ~. Iss7. Jalg-Imo
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

Soon after Gen. Scott retired | received a
letter from the Hungarian Klapka informing
me that he had been approached 10y some Of
MIR. Stewards agents To get him into our
army, and saying that he thought it hest
to come To a direct understanding with my
self rs 10 the terms, etc. He said that he
would require bonus of 800 900 III cash
and "a salary of so, 900 per annum; that on
his first arrival he would consent to serve as
chief of staff for a short time until he ac-
quired the language, and that he would then
take my place of general commanding in
chief. He failed to state what proyisi he
would make for me, that probably to de
pend upon the impression made upon him.
l Immediately took the letter To Mr. Lin
coin, who was made very angry by il, and
taking possession of the letter, said that he
would See that 1 should not lie troubled III
that way again.
Cluseret-afterward minister of war
under the Commune-brought me a letter
of introduction from Garibal,ii, recommend
ing him in the highest terms as a soldier,
man of honor etc. l did not like his ap-
pearance AMI declined his services: but
without my knowledge consent stanton
appointed him colonel on my staff. l still
declined to have anything to do with him,
and he was sent to the mountain depart
ment chief of staff, l think-Gen Nc
Clellan's Book.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03
In the IL cult Court al the Stare Of
Florida, Finh judicial Circuit ot
Put mann CoUnty.-In Chancery.

DURSl ANT TO DECREE RENDERED.
L on The 18th day of January. A. H.. Iss.,
10y the II, norailr Thos r. King. Judge OF
shid Court, in II certain cause therein IA
W lCh Hubbard l.. Hart is complainant and
Is ; Partridge, and Others. defendants, | wlll
seil AT public ontcry, on the First Monday "a
March, lss,, tire same being he 9Th day of ssid
month. I the front door Of the Court house
ia the city OF Palatka. County of PuiHam, Ia
the highest bidder for ga b, during the ..gai
h' urs of sale, all the following described
reel Isl AZ" to-wIt: That piece. arcel or tot
or land sitIaie, y ing and being In id foun-
" 81 Putnam and State lorids mor. pHr-
ticnlHrly det or bed rs follows, Viz: The Sc
quarter OF the : quarter and the SW alIur-
ter of tire ; quarter. and the NE quartor If
the ~ quarter. and The : T. quarter of The, y r.
quarter of Section ten liu), 7. thirteen l3.
*. twenty seven 90, ana the NV puart.r of
SW quarter of Section eleven tI, 4. thirteen
tt3), X. twenty seven 60.
JOSEPH PRO T.,
Jan2, Attn Master in ChanceTy.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03
Ice VS.. Sunshine.

On yesterday a wandering tourist, who
has hitherto been missing, arrived in
Palatka, seated himself in a carriage and
sought a hotel. Then he stood on the
piazza a few moments and gazed out on
our broad river tossing in the bright sun
shine, turned his eyes around to take In
the fresh foliage of our trees. and then
sighed heavily and sat down. Three
DAYS before he had left New England,
limitless level Of snow-burdened fields.
In Florida he finds everv workman with
out a coat, glowing sunshine enveloping
all nature, and the vegetation every
where leading him to believe that 1t Is
midsummer. Therefore he cannot resist
the feeling that the fairies have filled his
eyes with poppy juice, and that he is the
poorer by the loss of several months
spent in proftless sleep.
We bitterly condemn the cruelty of
the despot who condo INNS his subjects to
the icy tortures of Siberian cold. Do We
not serve a master as relentless? There
are some to whom circumstances are
cruel, and vet others whose natures are
capable of only selfish enjoyments.
To these no reference is made, because
the first are shut into dungeon to which
we have not the key. and the others are
unworthy of a part in our choicest bless
ings, since they lack the power of apDre-
citation. But to how many does grim
business shut the dungeon door and for
bid participation in the delights of our
climate? Is it not a vile superstition
which gives to the royalty of money get
ting a right divine? Is it not blindness
to their true good which eIevaIes into
despOtism law meant to insure haPpi
ness and benefit mankind? OF what
good is length of days when all must be
spent in the darkness of an office sur
rounded by ice i'm winter and the tOrrid
heat of a Northern city in summer?
Our tramps and alligators bask IN the
sunlight and enjoy luxuries forbidden to
millionaires elsewhere. Should not even
the tramps and alligators of Florida pity
the most favored citizens who cannot
leave the frozen homes however costly ?
Is he not a king who can sail on our
river or smoke his pOst-prandial cigar on
our piazzas under the caressing Influences
of our balmy airs? Where else could
even royal wealth and power give him
such luxurious surroundings Does not
the comparison between our sunshine
and the ice of New England bring confu-
sion Of mind as it did to our newly Ar
rived friend? And do we not wonder
still more that anyone could expect
aught but necessity to interrupt the
stream Of travel to Florida? Even dy ma
mite would he a legitimate weapon
against the power which dared to shut
the gate to such land AS this. and every
citizen would become Nihilist anxious
| to annihilate such tyrant. The miss
ing tourists will all be here, and those
who delay are losing some of the sweet
est sunshine ever vouchsafed to this
world since Eden's gate was shut.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

Chattanooga, Tenn. is taking a fresh
start. It has just voted to donate $780,
900 i'm bonds to- the Chattanooga and
Southwestern Railway, (Which will in
sure it's completion) and 1t is now sup
piled with water from an underground
stream struck by company while tun
melting Lookout Mountain. Palatka is
also soon to be supplied from an under
ground stream
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03
In the Circuit Court Of the state OF
Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit of
Putnam County-In Chancery

RstANT TO A. DECREE RENDERED.
l. on the I'd DAY of Decemb =, lsss. 10y the
Hon. Thomas +. King. Judge of said Court. i'm
a certain cause therein in which Charles u
IyDs. administrator of the estate az Anna \
yng. deceased. was complaina Mt ana " M r.
Livingston. administrator of the estate of
selma Livingston, deceased, and Within r
Livingston. are defendants. | will sell nj pub-
lic outcry on the first MondaV in March. ISs7
The same being The .th day of said month. AZ
The 'front.' door OF the count house in the CIV of
Paatks. county of Putnam 10 the hin
bidder Tor cash, during the legal hours of saI,
NIL me following de cribed real est ate Ia VII /:
AHthrt piece or parcel o land, situate. living
ana being IN the county of Pu'nam and state
OF Florida, known and described Hs follows:
IN township eleven lIl =, Range twenty-siN
90 T., bt ginning at the southwest corner of
the hon estead taken up 10y George Gresham
a. snow 10y the homestead patent granted -
him. and dated November :atb IS.S; running
thence nori ID along the II line of "a d n. me-
stead thirty-two l; rods; thence east tifty tJOl
rods; thence south thiIty- two t:g2l rods 60 the
southern hne OF said homesf.ad: and thence.
west aloug the said southern line of said home
ste 81 NIFTY Coz ro'ls to the place of t.giunlug
and containing ten lIUl acres. more. or less
Purchaser Ia r.iy Ion titles.
WIN. r. FDRW ARD
Jh~'-ftih Master in thuucrry.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

The annual meeting of the stOckhold
ers of the Florida Fruit Exchange WAS
held in Jacksonville on the LIST inst.
The meeting was largely attended.
The old Board of Directors was re-
elected. The question of handling vege-
tables this season VAS discussed, and
two opinions found to exist, those op
posed to the Exchange handling them at
all being largely in the majority. The
matter vas finally left to the discretion
of the BOARD.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03
Stage Folks and Sickness.

The wonder is that sickness so rarely causes
absence from the stage. Surely these indus
trious people who make up the numerous
companies catering To the public en- ioyments
must be of different clay from their fellow
mortals. Night after night one finds the
same names ON the bills and the same faces
ON the stage, and il seems IL they were
blessed by some special protection from tho
aches ami the disorders which drive the
sfuriiest in other pursuits to Cruel and
blankets Phil adelphia North American
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

M0NTv To - made. cut tins out and re-
MUNE ViuIn Ia us, Hno We v III t'nd Jou
ire, >, methI X al great Naiue
and impoItnnte Ia Nou, that viii sta you ia
siness VIA Ga viii brlnP y n in u oI. m' ney
right away Than any thing cse In this word.
Any one "a do the W,Ik HLd I've al h' m' I;
a. thtr rex, al ages. S'm,t Thing NV, Tint
Just coins n oucy for ali NOIktTf. We VIII
slant ou; capital not n. ed,d Ibis In oie ~
the gem me, imI oTtHnr al aB,cs al n liei mo
1hUtc v hO uic ami ltious ana 'nitIpflsIng
viii net dclny. Grhud uuht nee. AcdIets
1hIE 60. aug nrtn, Maine. a. tim
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

Maurice S. Belknap has been appointed
Superintendent of the Georgia Central
The latter has accepted the position of
Assistant to- President Alexander. Bel
KNAPP is said to he one of the best rail
road men in the South.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

There is more trouble at Ybor City,
Tampa. Ybor & Co. requested the fore
man of their cigar factory to resign, and
every cigar maker left the factory with
the foreman and refuse to resume work
until the foreman is reinstated. The
company will refuse to yield. All
quiet, but 10 work.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

Governor Perry has gone to Washing
ton to present to- the Senate committee
the States claim involved in the Indian
claim bill
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

Miss Fanny Davenport is again unfor-
tunate with her diamonds. Chas. Tai
bot, night clerk at a Memphis. Tenn,
hotel. has absconded, taking with him
So 900 worth of Miss Fanny's diamonds,
which were left in the office for safe
kaeninn
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

In Circnit Court, Fiftb Judicial Cir
cuit OF FLORIDA, Putnam County,
In Chancery,
WILLIAM RICH,
ALI T. ED q. A. lIMEAD and NJ, . A.
MARY A ASIiNEAD mn " i"i'-
Against '''sHie
j. LOU MEYER ct.a
1T APPFARlh q by AFFIDAVIT MADE
L before me. that }, ouis Never. one 81
IN. defendants ia the al oN" cause, ~ q III"
trlIct at hfiHnt. ron-rtrI' eat 81 the state
al Florida, oNt the age Of twenty -BIe ears,
ana INT his particular place ot T,Hid, nee T.
io hf AMI unknown, IL IL th' rcforc Ordered
that he said :, Louis Meyer do ppear ana
answer or demur 10 euid hl'l on on H., fore lac
FIRST Monday ia March, \. -. ISs., ufhrrwi~"
the saInc may bc taken az confessed, Pr.N
Died. Ibis noti." be tIst published for four
consecutive weeks IA the Iautku News. n
weekly newspaper 81 the city at Ihiat kH
County of PUTNAM and state of Florida.
Witness my hnt a and ticnl seal, AT Pa
ka, in the County aud state AFORESAID. this
18th day Of January, lss1.
NM, +. FORW AhD.
ia21 9Th Cltrk circuit cunt.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

The Interstate Commerce law will
do away largely with the free pass bust
ness on railroads. The Union Pacific
Railroad has already declined to renew
passes for this year.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

The contest for u. S. Senator still con-
tinues in Indiana and New Jersey, with
little prospect of "A speedy termination.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03
Assie nee S Sale.

4 : ASSIGNEE OF SALFM GKAuAM, l
~ " al sell at ublic anction ia front of the
court house, at Palaiku. ar ~ O'clock NJ. on
Nj d ndsy, y. hruary .th. Rk1. the accounts b"-
longing to said estate, Brd also ali right and
It'll. of Salem tIsbb Ia in ana to MI real .stnt"
included ia he deed of Ms ignu rnt Uf salem
GTH ham Ia W. u. wig. assiEn"". sid ""d
~ on record iii the tlcrk's oiiice Oi Putnam
Terms of falo-"ash.
fel-dfd W II. WIGG. Assignee.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

The National debt was reduced nine
and a half millions in January.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

Reagan has been elected to the U. s.
Senate from Texas.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

DATENTS SEA IHfD ON HEASONA BILE
i y" ms. WoIk rclBb e; TspeTs carefully
an Il l. gully dTnwn. Write fof particulars. ~.
l.. toILAhFR, Tat. at Att"inA AMI Mechan-
zeal Engineer. -. Cloud BnildinR. Washing
ton. ID. a da5. q
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

THE DAILY NEWS is published every morn
in1, except Monday, and delivered by carriers
in the city, or mailed postage free, for 80 cents
a month, Sl50 for three months, $3.50 for SIX
months, or 80 per annum-
The WEEKLY NEWS is an SPACE B-column
paper published every Friday, containing
a the news of the week, local and general It
~ the largest and abandonment weekly paper
published in Florida, and will be mailed post
age free for 81 a year, or ~ cents for SIX
months. Specimen copies free to any address.
Local advertisements ~ cents per line for
hrst insertion and 10 cents per line for each adj
ditionai insertion. Special notices lO cents per
line. Reduced rates on continued Advertise
All advertising bills become due pro rata
every month. Local advertisements due ut
tne expiration OF the tins for which they arc
iuserted.
All remittances should be made by exp ess.
a ,ney order or Registered tetter
Address, THE NEWS,
PALATkA. FLORIDA
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

X sG isTERED Al THE PALATkA Posi- OFFICE
AZ SECOND-CLAss MAIL MATTER.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

PALATKA. FLA. FEB. 3. 1887.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03
French Fun in Texas SiftinI

Mons. " called the other day at a
house where the love of dogs ia pushed
almost to IA mania. He was Immediately
surrounded by half dozen of those an
imals, whose caresses, too demOnstrative
altogether, he repealed vigorously. ''Ah,
monieur,' said the lady of the mansion
in "A tone of displeasure, lone can see
very well that you don't love dogs"
mot love dogs, indeed he returned
Indignantly. "Why, | ate mo,e than
twenty during the siege of Paris"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03
w ali street News.

81 suppose" savagely observed the
chairman of the Board of Supervisors,
that we ought To look over the accounts
of the County Treasurer"
Il think he is all right" replied one Of
the members.
What makes YOU"
well, he's got two patches on his sun
day pants. and his wife was working
like mailer yesterday to get Soc.
dress for 29c. yard"
The books were not examined.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03

A musical authority says that tn,
score of adam and Eve" has just beer
published. AS we recall it, they wer,
both put out in the first inning and qui
playing in the league We believe. how
ever. that Adam had a son who subse
quently made quite a reputation as 1
heavy batter.